Are All Seats Safe?All car seats rated by NHTSA meet Federal Safety Standards & strict crash performance standards. While all rated seats are safe, they do differ in their ease of use in four basic catagories:

Supplemental sizing information is not illustrated and given in text only on the labels. Labels do not explain the use of LATCH. No instructions are given on the labels for the use of the tether.

Evaluation of Instructions

The manual cannot be accessed while the restraint is installed in this mode, and the storage location may not be obvious to a new user. Supplemental sizing information is given in text only in the manual. The lap-belt-only method of installing this CRS is not labeled in the manual. The warning that the safest place for children is the rear seat is not illustrated. The LATCH attachments arrive stored, and the owner's manual does not describe how to remove them from storage prior to use.

Securing the Child

While disassembling for cleaning, mandatory pieces may become loose and could be misplaced, and the harness must be rethreaded to reassemble.

Installation Features

Interference is possible between the harness and the seat belt when routing for installation if the harness is not pulled tight prior to belt routing. The restraint is equipped with hook-style LATCH attachments which may require twisting to remove from the lower anchors in the vehicle. The LATCH storage area is not clearly labeled for this mode.